Links on Twitter: FT’s online subscriptions jump 15% in 2009, Netflix queries users on streaming to iPhone, Yahoo News reopens comments

After a three-year(!) hiatus, Yahoo News is once again open to commenters. http://bit.ly/aHGJX2(via @agolis) »

@StoweBoyd launches “Hotbed,” a True/Slant blog focused on NYC’s tech-startup explosionhttp://bit.ly/aeC7QP (via @codybrown) »

Over the next ten months, AOL plans to pump up to $50 million into its hyperlocal site network Patch http://j.mp/9S9inf »

Netflix wants to know if you would watch a streaming movie or TV show on your iPhonehttp://j.mp/d9nwy9 »

In 2009 the FT’s paid online subscriptions increased 15% to 126,000 users and 750 corporate licences http://j.mp/99RSZr »

Sarah Scire

Seeking “innovative,” “stable,” and “interested”: How The Markup and CalMatters matched up

Nonprofit news has seen an uptick in mergers, acquisitions, and other consolidations. CalMatters CEO Neil Chase still says “I don’t think we’ve seen enough yet.”

Jonathan Stray

“Objectivity” in journalism is a tricky concept. What could replace it?

“For a long time, ‘objectivity’ packaged together many important ideas about truth and trust. American journalism has disowned that brand without offering a replacement.”

Renee DiResta, Abhiram Reddy, and Josh A. Goldstein

From shrimp Jesus to fake self-portraits, AI-generated images have become the latest form of social media spam

Within days of visiting the pages — and without commenting on, liking, or following any of the material — Facebook’s algorithm recommended reams of other AI-generated content.